Last chance at RG chronicles

[florida joe]

Wow how sick is this I was in bed falling asleep and all of a sudden I think I know what you mean, if you look at the pic of my QT you will see it is on a flat surface not on a stand that will allow the fish to look through the bottom of the tank to the floor thus not allowing him to swim to the bottom is that what you mean

 

[keri]

Lookin' good!

 

[florida joe]

Originally Posted by Keri
Lookin' good!
thanks Keri and i really do like Canada As a matter of fact my thousand post is coming up soon and im saving it for you my Canadian friend

 

[florida joe]

Well for those interested the RG is still alive and swimming I did a 15% water change today siphoning any uneaten food out water parameters good no scratching or marks on him respiration good he will not eat frozen mysis but is eating live brine I will start the long process of weaning him off live and onto mysis

 

[metweezer]

Joe,
If everything goes good from here on out how long will you leave him in the QT before adding him to your DT? I am getting pointers from this post as a RG is one of the first fish I will be adding to my 29 Gal.
Good Luck, Steve

 

[florida joe]

Steve With no visible signs of ick or any other disease I will start to bring up my salinity after four weeks I will take an additional week to raise it to 1.025
feel free to PM my alone the way as you start to introduce your RG to you tank

 

[florida joe]

If anyone’s counting an other day and the RG still lives I got him to take some frozen mysis with the life brine this morning

 

[srfisher17]

Originally Posted by florida joe
If anyone’s counting an other day and the RG still lives I got him to take some frozen mysis with the life brine this morning
Of course we're counting. This is the biggest drama since "Who Shot JR". Glad all is well, a good appetite in QT is always a positive.

 

[florida joe]

Originally Posted by srfisher17
Of course we're counting. This is the biggest drama since "Who Shot JR". Glad all is well, a good appetite in QT is always a positive.
I just dont want to have him go through QTand find out it was all a dream

 

[srfisher17]

Originally Posted by florida joe
I just dont want to have him go through QTand find out it was all a dream
I wonder if you & I are the only ones that got that! We're both old enough!

 

[florida joe]

Originally Posted by srfisher17
I wonder if you & I are the only ones that got that! We're both old enough!
Yes my friend but I like to think of us as a fine wine getting better with age

 

[jpc763]

Originally Posted by florida joe
Steve With no visible signs of ick or any other disease I will start to bring up my salinity after four weeks I will take an additional week to raise it to 1.025
feel free to PM my alone the way as you start to introduce your RG to you tank

What SG are you running in your QT?

 

[florida joe]

Originally Posted by jpc763
What SG are you running in your QT?
I go by the recommended 14ppt salinity I have never seen a refractometer that has the 1.009SG line up with 14PPT i use the PPT side

 

[keri]

Originally Posted by florida joe
thanks Keri and i really do like Canada As a matter of fact my thousand post is coming up soon and im saving it for you my Canadian friend

It's a damn fine country, even though the LR prices suck

 

[florida joe]

Originally Posted by Keri
It's a damn fine country, even though the LR prices suck
We are in agreement there my friend

 

[stdreb27]

Yes, without canada where would I get my maple syrup? It would be a sad day in texas without maple syrup for my waffles. My only problem is that it is just to dang cold up there.
How is the RG doing now?

 

[renogaw]

Originally Posted by florida joe
I go by the recommended 1.009 SG and not the 14ppt salinity I have never seen a refractometer that has the 1.009SG line up with 14PPT the SG is a lower level of salt then the PPT if you are using those two numbers

that's because PPT is a more accurate number, since it is not temperature based.

 

[renogaw]

Originally Posted by florida joe
Wow how sick is this I was in bed falling asleep and all of a sudden I think I know what you mean, if you look at the pic of my QT you will see it is on a flat surface not on a stand that will allow the fish to look through the bottom of the tank to the floor thus not allowing him to swim to the bottom is that what you mean

duh, didn't even think of that, i was looking at the latter pics, not the first one.

 

[florida joe]

Originally Posted by renogaw
duh, didn't even think of that, i was looking at the latter pics, not the first one.
Oh then please explain to me exactly what the “I cant swim down there” syndrome is and how it relates to the later pics

 

[florida joe]

Originally Posted by renogaw
that's because PPT is a more accurate number, since it is not temperature based.
I agree I edited my original response realized it was a little confusing